Grasshoppers and Crickets

Fat bush cricket found by a river near Mende, Southern France. 6th October 2002

Wart biter (Decticus verrucivorous) grasshopper found by a river near Mende, Southern France. 6th October 2002

Handsome hopper spotted on the west coast of Greece, Jan 2003:

Russian grass hopper seen in June 2003:

And another seen in July:

These hoppers could fly as well as hop, with bright red wings:

This one seemed to be trying to lay its eggs on the road:


Sedakov's katydid (Gampsocleis sedakovii)

And another, Altai and Tuva were full of them...

These are the biggest insects I have ever seen, we saw a few on the road south of Ulan Ude. They are "desert fat crickets", or in Russian, "stepnoi tolstun". The latin name is "Deracantha onos pall."

Laotian grasshoppers:

A cave cricket seen in Khao Sok, Thailand, June 2004:

A "sticky" grasshopper from Thailand, like the Laotian one above, either Truxalis or Acrida sp., exposed and camoflaged!

Another very green grasshopper from Thailand:

Wildlife index

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